My midwife said come to the hospital when I couldn't walk or talk thru the contractions but I didn't know it could happen this fast!
For those fain of heart I would read cautiously.....
Tuesday 4/29
3:30 pm: 41 week midwife appointment. My bp is high for me but within normal range. When checked I am 75% effaced and 3-4 cm. She stripped me.
5:30 pm: Start feeling more pressure. No pain yet.
10:30 pm: When I lay down for bed and finally relax for the day I start having mild cramps that wake me off and on all night but no pain.
Wednesday 4/30
6:00 am: I woke up off and all night with cramps so I decide to wake up with Matthew and tell him about it. When I stand I lose my mucus plug and had small bleeding the whole day.
6:00 am - 5:30 pm: Cramps all day. I tried to keep busy. I mopped. Changed sheets. Vaccumed. Dusted. Played a lot with the kids. Napped. Laundry. I did not think they were contractions all day. They didn't hurt. Calling them uncomfortable was even a stretch. I wasn't sure all day whether they were contractions or just cramps from my stripping.
7:15 pm: Matthew suggests we have my friend Jennifer go ahead and come over to be ready to watch the kids. I disagreed with him and my friend thinking it was nothing but said ok. She came over with her kids and they all went to bed.
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: We started timing contractions/cramps. They were 2-5 minutes apart but to me very mild. I talked to my friend through all the cramps while bouncing on my yoga ball.
11:00 pm: Cramps finally start to be slightly painful but I can still walk through them. We all try to go to bed.
11:00-11:45 pm: I can't sleep because cramps are so frequent.
11:45 pm: I get up to use the restroom and I almost can't walk through the cramps. I start to consider waking Matthew to go to the hospital.
Thursday 5/1
12:00 am: My water breaks on the couch. Weirdest feeling thing ever. My next few cramps/contractions were very painful. As I clean up in the bathroom and Matthew gets the car ready to go, I feel the urge to push so I know we don't have much time.
12:11 am: leave for hospital and call midwife. My contractions hurt quite a bit but aren't out of control painful.
12:25 am: Arrive at ER. Wheelchair to labor and delivery. Now I am nauseous. When we arrived at l&d they couldn't decide what room to put me in. I was literally about to push the baby out and they couldn't figure out what room!!!! I finally said "if you put me in triage first we will have a baby there." They finally decided on a room.
12:35 am: Arrive in room. They want me in a gown. I can barely do it now I am in so much pain. I told them I needed to push. I get checked and was 9.5 cm. They get me on a monitor and her heart rate is 80--WAY TOO LOW. They start asking me flip one side to the other then to my hands and knees, all while they were smashing the heart rate monitor on me. Now I am screaming in pain. Contractions almost non stop. I yell things like "I can't do it" and "help me" to which the nurses respond it's too late for help baby needs to come now. Oxygen on my face. Yelling from everyone. My midwife still isn't there.
12:54 am: Finally I hear Matthew say "just push" followed by my midwife (who just walked in) "push through the pain". I push and quickly her head emerges. Everyone yells "push and don't stop. Harder." So I push without stopping and it felt like she was spinning coming out. It was horrible pain!!!!!!
12:56 am: She is born, cord wrapped around her neck twice, facing my leg-that's why I felt all the spinning. When she was born she was pink but the shock of such an abrupt arrival made her forget to breathe. She turned blue for a while but after a little help she was fine (same thing happened with Caleb).
I had my eyes closed the entire time I pushed and for a while afterward so I did not know it was a girl for several minutes. I want to remember every tiny detail of her arrival so I am glad I have this blog. My heart is full.
So.......
Blythe Juliette Grant
5.1.14
12:56 pm
9lbs 9oz
21.5 inches long
The Grant Gang is now five.
We did not sleep the night I had Blythe---Daddy needed a NAP!
Chubby cheeks!
Look at Addison's face (ignore me blah)
Addison's face is priceless; she loves this baby!
They are in awe!
SO EXCITED!
My sweet boy is so loving
Family of Five at last!
They got to help with footprints!
He shared his mickey snuggle...I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!!!! He is very protective of that thing!
Headed home
Before her first doctor's appointment
